Sport Quiz #83
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 20 August 2010
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1
Q1.
Which of these is a disc used for a throwing and catching game?
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2
Q2.
What were the Christian names of Torvill and Dean?
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3
Q3.
Which country ended the USA's 132 year hold on the America's Cup?
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4
Q4.
Runner Caster Semenya, the subject of extensive press coverage after gender testing following her win in the women's 800m at Berlin in August 2009, was from which country?
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5
Q5.
What is the name of the New Zealand national rugby team?
Note: This question was updated in September 2015
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6
Q6.
The first Olympic flag, presented to the IOC at the 1920 Olympics by the city of Antwerp, Belgium, was lost until 1977. Where had it been?
A
In a basement of the Antwerp Olympic stadium
B
In the bottom of a competitor's suitcase
C
In the attic of the IOC HQ at Lausanne, Switzerland
D
Hanging in the foyer of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp
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Q7.
Why did Canadian George Lyon refuse to accept his gold medal for golf at the 1908 Olympics?
A
He was the only competitor and did not want to win by default
B
He admitted that he had cheated
C
He said that he had won by luck, not skill
D
He was upset that he had endangered spectators
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